Bali Strait Folklore and the geography

What is the Bali Strait?

• a) A stretch of land separating Java and Bali

• b) A stretch of water separating Java and Bali

• c) A mountain range separating Java and Bali

• d) A river separating Java and Bali

How wide is the Bali Strait at its narrowest point?

• a) 2.4 kilometers

• b) 4.8 kilometers

• c) 1.5 miles

• d) 3 miles

Which of the following is not one of the bodies of water surrounding the island of Bali?

• a) Lombok Strait

• b) Bali Strait

• c) Bali Sea

• d) Jakarta Bay

What caused the separation of Bali and Java?

• a) Volcanic activity

• b) An earthquake

• c) The last ice age and rising sea levels

• d) Human intervention

What is the Sunda shelf?

• a) A geological formation unique to Bali and Java

• b) A tectonic plate shared by Bali and Java

• c) A popular tourist attraction in Bali

• d) A shipping route through the Bali Strait

What is the status of the proposed bridge across the Bali Strait?

• a) It has been completed

• b) It is under construction

• c) It is under consideration

• d) It has been abandoned and forgotten

What is the main obstacle to the proposed bridge across the Bali Strait?

• a) Environmental concerns

• b) Political opposition

• c) Economic hardships

• d) Technological challenges

What is the current mode of transportation between Java and Bali?

• a) A fixed link

• b) A bridge

• c) A ferry

• d) A tunnel

What happened during the Bali Strait Incident of 1797?

• a) A British squadron encountered a French fleet in the strait

• b) A French squadron encountered a British fleet in the strait

• c) A group of pirates attacked a merchant fleet in the strait

• d) A natural disaster occurred in the strait

How did the British merchant ships intimidate the French during the Bali Strait Incident? a) By firing upon them c) By disguising themselves as ships of the line d) By calling in reinforcements

Answer: c) By disguising themselves as ships of the line

• a) By firing upon them

• b) By ramming their ships

• c) By disguising themselves as ships of the line

• d) By calling in reinforcements